After listening to the reports from several palace maids, Concubine Chen felt indescribable feelings in her heart. She felt as cold as if she were sinking to the bottom of the icy lake, but also as if she was burning with anxiety and sweating profusely.
This son is going to kill her.
Countless thoughts flashed through her mind at once. Did these two people collude to deceive her? Or was this girl named Ye Qiu scheming and taking advantage of her? Or was this kid Xuanyuan Huaiyu deliberately doing something bad and was going to ruin a good marriage?
In order to find out what the situation was, Concubine Chen decided to go and see for herself.
After arriving at the palace and learning that Xuanyuan Huaiyu had gone to the East and West Camps, Princess Ye Qiu packed her bedding and luggage and followed him.
When Concubine Chen heard this, she felt a little relieved. She always felt that she had not misjudged the girl and that this girl was really determined to live a good life.
He summoned the servants and the housekeeper to the mansion and asked them some more questions. It seemed that Ye Qiu was managing the palace in an orderly manner, but he felt that the servants were very tight-lipped and he could not get any more information out of them.
But it’s better this way. If I manage the palace for my son, and the servants don’t have rules and propriety, won’t everything in the streets know about anything that happens in the palace?
After hearing, seeing and asking these questions, Concubine Chen felt somewhat satisfied, so she hurried to the East and West camps again.
Xuanyuan Huaiyu received the letter and knew that Ye Qiu needed time to tidy up the room, so he ordered the sentries in the camp to wait for a while, and then he slowly came to the camp gate to greet his mother.
Concubine Chen was originally stopped by the guards, full of anger and resentment. Now that she saw her son coming to pick her up in person, the guards seemed to suddenly realize the truth, and they apologized and let it go.
Following his son to Xuanyuan Huaiyu's camp residence, Ye Qiu had already cleaned up the place without leaving any trace.
The two people's pillows and bedding are on the same bed, and even their clothes are hung on the same wooden rack. Although the room looks small, it is well decorated.
After seeing this, Concubine Chen called her son and daughter-in-law over and asked, "It seems like you two are living a good life.
Why did you say such things to a few palace maids? What's going on between you two?"
Ye Qiu glanced at Xuanyuan Huaiyu, lowered his head and said nothing.
Xuanyuan Huaiyu knew that this was probably a sign for him to speak, so he could only say, "It's just that my son was in a bad mood that day and said some nonsense."
Concubine Chen asked Ye Qiu again: "Did you have a fight that day?"
Ye Qiu said, "It wasn't really a quarrel, but the prince felt that the notebook I was reading was a bit messy, so he said a few words to me. I shouldn't have talked back to the prince.
So I came here to apologize to His Majesty."
Xuanyuan Huaiyu looked at Ye Qiu after hearing this and tried hard to restrain himself from making a sound.
When Concubine Chen heard there were more details, she asked, "What kind of book is it? Bring it to me so I can see it."
Ye Qiu handed the hypnotic notebook that he had used to hypnotize Xuanyuan Huai over the past two days to Empress Chen Fei.
As Concubine Chen watched, her brows furrowed and her expression became a little strange.
At the end, he said: "This kind of book seems a bit strange. You two are good people, so you should read less of it."
After thinking for a while, he said, “Since you two have nothing to do, you still have to pay attention to the matter of having a child.
I'll give you two six months. The imperial physician also said that you're both in good health. I don't know what's wrong with you two. You've been married for almost three years."
He then said to Xuanyuan Huaiyu, "If your princess still can't get pregnant in six months, and the imperial doctors can't find the cause, I will move into the palace.
You two can do whatever you want."
After Concubine Chen left, the two of them were silent for a while. Ye Qiu made up his mind and asked, "Does the prince want to divorce me?"
Xuanyuan Huaiyu said: "I haven't thought about it that way."
Ye Qiu added: "Then we must have a child. Or, the prince will tell the imperial physician that the prince cannot do it."
Xuanyuan Huaiyu looked at her and said, "Do you want to try if I can do it?
You are a girl, what can you do? Did you learn it from a storybook? You need to pick out your storybook carefully."
Ye Qiu blushed and whispered, "The book is not to blame.
Your Highness, this is not the first time you are getting married. The bride's dowry will definitely include a quilt with a folding book underneath, which will teach the bride how to serve her husband.
Your Majesty doesn’t know?
You can’t get married without knowing anything.”
Xuanyuan Huaiyu remained silent after hearing this. Wang Xipei should have had a Hehuan quilt and folding pages when she married him. Was that what she took out from the quilt that night...
His heart sank again.
Seeing his expression change, Ye Qiu could probably guess what was going on, but she felt that if it was a thunder, then it would just explode. After all, it wouldn't explode on him, not herself.
So she continued to stab him: "Second-time brides shouldn't have this.
But Miss Wang married you at such a young age, she must have..."
Xuanyuan Huaiyu stayed in the restaurant until midnight that night. He was familiar with the place and it was the one he had booked last time.
The waiters saw that it was this gentleman again, and that he looked similar to last time, so they wanted to ask if he was open all night again?
I would have told my family in advance, but I didn’t dare.
There is a group of soldiers next to them.
Seeing that he was going berserk again, Ye Qiu ate when she was supposed to eat and slept when she was supposed to sleep. Seeing that the time was almost up, she thought: Should I try to be known as a good wife?
The husband is so consumed by his love for her, drowning his sorrows in alcohol until dawn, and yet his wife still seeks him out, silently supporting the family. Doesn't that warrant sympathy? Isn't that a bit pitiful? If they divorce in the future, it certainly won't be her fault, right?
Get up and find someone.
It’s quite easy to find.
Ye Qiu sat opposite Xuanyuan Huaiyu, looked at the food and wine on the table, ordered a few of his favorites, and then watched him drink.
He drank wine and she ate vegetables.
After she finished her meal, she saw that he was a little dizzy and it was already midnight, so she helped him into the carriage and returned to the palace.
Xuanyuan Huaiyu felt a little embarrassed when he saw Ye Qiu the next day and asked, "I was drunk. Did I say anything nonsense?"
Ye Qiu nodded and said, "Yes."
Xuanyuan Huaiyu suddenly became nervous: "What did I say?"
Ye Qiu said, "How can I say that? The things that the prince said when he was drunk are my leverage. Eight out of ten are true. From now on, if the prince helps me do one thing, it will be one thing as hush money."
Xuanyuan Huaiyu glanced at her and called his personal soldiers in to question her.
The guard replied, "The prince was in the restaurant last night, he said nothing, just drank.
After the princess helped the prince back to the palace, she left him alone, saying that she had entrusted him to our personal guards, and then she went back to her own courtyard.
Xuanyuan Huaiyu looked at Ye Qiu.
Ye Qiu said, "The hangover soup simmering in the main kitchen is made by me personally for Your Highness. It is most effective in relieving headaches and dizziness after a hangover.
Your Highness, please wait a moment. I will go check the fire and bring it to you."
Before leaving, he suddenly said to the guard, "I have something to say to the prince."
The guard left first.
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